Physical Sciences at Fort Valley State University

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Fort Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,079. In 2021, 7 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Fort Valley State University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Fort Valley State University Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Fort Valley State University Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Fort Valley State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Fort Valley State University.

Fort Valley State University Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Fort Valley State University since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fort Valley State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fort Valley State University also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Fort Valley State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fort Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	7

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Chemists	1,270	$83,240
Geoscientists	490	$68,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.